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Change in production
volumes
1.2.4
In 2006-07, the number of titles marketed is expected to
exceed 40 and the number of products should be signifi-
cantly higher with the upcoming launch of Playstation®3
and WiiTM.
Sales
by platform
The company enjoyed an early positioning on new conso-
les, which accounted for 29% of the year’s sales. These
include:
New Nintendo DSTM and Sony PSPTM portable consoles,
which together represented 15% of the year’s sales,
nearly three times more than last year.
Microsoft’s Xbox 360™, launched on November 22,
2005, which accounted for 14% of the year’s sales.
The very strong sales of Game Boy Advance games, which
were driven by the success of the Star Wars®game, are
also worth mentioning.
Number of titles produced in-house, co-productions (with
third parties), publishing and distribution:
The decrease in the number of titles developed in-house
and co-produced is partly due to the postponement of cer-
tain titles until the following year (Tom Clancy’s Splinter
Cell Double Agent™, And1®Streetball, Heroes of Might
and Magic®V). It also reflects the priority placed on major
high-potential titles.
The solid development of publishing and distribution titles
is demonstrated by the sharp growth in distribution activi-
ties, and is the result of gains in market share made by the
group, which now position it as a major player in most
countries.
In addition, the company has significantly developed its
film license activities: Peter Jackson’s King Kong - The
Official Game of the Movie and Star Wars®: Episode III
Revenge of the Sith have sold more than 4.5 million and
1.3 million units, respectively, which has enabled the group
to achieve its objective, namely to have this segment
account for more than 25% of consolidated sales.
2005-06 2004-05
CD-ROM PC 16% 25%
PS2 27% 37%
XBOX
®
17% 25%
XBOX 360
™
14% 0%
G-CUBE
™
3% 5%
PSX
®
0% 1%
DS
™
6% 3%
PSP
™
9% 1%
Game Boy
®
Advance
™
7% 3%
Miscellaneous 1% 0%
Total 100% 100%
Number of titles* 2005-06 2004-05
In-house production 10 14
Co-production 9 13
Publishing 18 9
Distribution 2 1
Total 39 37
*A title is a single game for one or more platforms. For example, Prince of
Persia®: the Two Kingdoms for PlayStation®2, Xbox®, Nintendo GameCube™,
PC, Sony PSPTM and Nintendo DS™ constitutes six products but just one title.
1.2.5